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. >> afghanistan is not a lost cause. the challenge is to support and push our partners to perform better. that's what we're doing in iraq. that's what we can do in afghanistan if we make it clear that as long as success is possible we will stay in afghanistan to achieve it. >> but at what cost? today we spent 2$280 billion u.. fighting this war. almost $20,000 for each american household since 2001. in return that for investment of blood and treasure, here's what you have gotten in return. no osama bin laden. there are those who would argue he is uncaught as bait to continue the war. 1,125 troops dead. that number is sure to live. use of our own money in bribery in that country rampant. america spends $2.1 billion bribing the taliban and other guerrillas not to shoot at our transport trucks as they move supplies for the air force to the base. afghan spend $2.5 billion. that's 23% of their national gdp bribing people. on the drug front, no clear dent in the drug trade. in fact, it has exploded in that country. 90% of the
. >> afghanistan is not a lost cause. the challenge is to support and push our partners to perform better. that's what we're doing in iraq. that's what we can do in afghanistan if we make it clear that as long as success is possible we will stay in afghanistan to achieve it. >> but at what cost? today we spent 2$280 billion u.. fighting this war. almost $20,000 for each american household since 2001. in return that for investment of blood and treasure, here's what you have gotten in...
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why are we in afghanistan? why are we paying for afghanistan? you view, and i don't want to put you in the pro-afghanistan point, but somebody has to do it because i know everybody will say there's all these reasons we shouldn't be. but if you were to make a case for why we should continue, what would be? >> we left this in 1989. >> collaborate on that. >> in the '80s we were fighting trying to get the soviets out. we kick out the soviets. then the pakistanis go nuclear. they become one of from one of our closest allies to a sanctioned adversaries. we withdrew in partnerships and relationships. hay didn't build again until 9/11. >> so you have pakistan in total isolation. >> and a failed afghanistan. they don't know the u.s. they don't trust us. that's what led to 9/11. >> i get it. >> we're building from that. right now our goals are quite limited. we're trying to deny a sanction ware on national terrorist threats. to do that you have to have state capacity. we're trying to build up a pakistani capacity. we're trying to shift threat perceptions
why are we in afghanistan? why are we paying for afghanistan? you view, and i don't want to put you in the pro-afghanistan point, but somebody has to do it because i know everybody will say there's all these reasons we shouldn't be. but if you were to make a case for why we should continue, what would be? >> we left this in 1989. >> collaborate on that. >> in the '80s we were fighting trying to get the soviets out. we kick out the soviets. then the pakistanis go nuclear. they...
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that was the reason that america went into afghanistan. so it's not just about america military, it's not just an incompetence, maybe it's about success. he's been killed, and 120 billion dollar, that's a lot of money. when people talking about this debate whether there should be a third stimulus or not, imagine $120 billion spent on infrastructure projects in the u.s. right now? >> or $120 billion tax cut. but i generally agree with chris. >> that debate, all so happy to have. >> after we win this one. i agree with these two. hey, i'm going to make this uncomfortable, though. while aagree with you guys. what dramatic reduction in the troops there means is we are saying, we are leaving the afghani people to the mercies of whatever happens. it's saying, you know what? if the taliban comes back we're going to allow that, as long as they don't support al qaeda. if they support al qaeda we'll hit them. i'm ready to do that. i don't know how many bleeding heart liberals we're leaving afghanis -- >> the bottom line is we failed. had an opportuni
that was the reason that america went into afghanistan. so it's not just about america military, it's not just an incompetence, maybe it's about success. he's been killed, and 120 billion dollar, that's a lot of money. when people talking about this debate whether there should be a third stimulus or not, imagine $120 billion spent on infrastructure projects in the u.s. right now? >> or $120 billion tax cut. but i generally agree with chris. >> that debate, all so happy to have....
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is not an option. >> it's highly unlikely we would withdraw from afghanistan. we've been here when the russians were in power, when the mujahedeen were fighting in kabul under the taliban and all the time they've stayed. i think it's highly unlikely iam would leave. >> reporter: so now the -- what's going to continue now is that embassy officials, including fbi special agents, are continuing to go through the belongings from the people that were found, including examinations of the bodies, so they can confirm the identities of the rest of the team. >> and that area into which they were traveling is reportedly very lawless and they did not even have any personal security with them. they didn't have any weapons, anything, to use in self-defense? >> that's correct. the director of iam said they didn't have armed guards. a lot of us here travel with some sort of security team and i think this was -- they were hoping that would in some ways enhance their security to show they were just a medical team, they were doctors and translators trying to bring particularly ey
is not an option. >> it's highly unlikely we would withdraw from afghanistan. we've been here when the russians were in power, when the mujahedeen were fighting in kabul under the taliban and all the time they've stayed. i think it's highly unlikely iam would leave. >> reporter: so now the -- what's going to continue now is that embassy officials, including fbi special agents, are continuing to go through the belongings from the people that were found, including examinations of the...
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insurgents in afghanistan wearing american uniforms killed two marines while causing $200 million in damage. insider attacks killed six nato members elsewhere in the country this weekend. in libya conflicting opinions on whether the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was premed cate tated. >> our current assessment is what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a response tains you reaction of what had transpired hours before in cairo, almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facilities in cairo which were prompted by the video. >> the way these perpetrators acted and moved, this leaves us with no doubt that this was preplanned, predetermined. >> nbc's ayman mohyeldin is live in libya. two wildly differing accounts as to what these attacks and the source of, you know, who executed them. i guess, in terms of the intel that you have over there, do we have any further information regarding whether they were premeditated or not? just how much this individual was the had thing that sort of set off the blaze of muslim protests across the muslim world? >> well, at this
insurgents in afghanistan wearing american uniforms killed two marines while causing $200 million in damage. insider attacks killed six nato members elsewhere in the country this weekend. in libya conflicting opinions on whether the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi was premed cate tated. >> our current assessment is what happened in benghazi was, in fact, initially a response tains you reaction of what had transpired hours before in cairo, almost a copycat of the demonstrations...
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it happened this week in a lawless area of northern afghanistan. the aide workers were reportedly returning to their base when they were stopped by taliban fighters, lined up, and executed. richard engel is nbc's chief foreign correspondent following this from baghdad for us. with a good morning to you. what is the latest on the terrible story? >> reporter: bodies have been flown back to kabul, eight foreigns in all, six americans and u.s., fbi officials and local afghans are working to identify the remains before they are repatriated to their respective countries. now, this mission was designed to be a grassroots humanitarian effort with this group of doctors, technicians, nurses, setting out on foot to bring relief supplies to some of the most remote parts of afghanistan but none of the foreigners made it back to kabul alive. it was supposed to be a grueling three-week hike to bring medical care, specifically eye treatment to remote villages. the plan was to walk 120 miles through one of eastern afghanistan's most lawless and dangerous provinces.
it happened this week in a lawless area of northern afghanistan. the aide workers were reportedly returning to their base when they were stopped by taliban fighters, lined up, and executed. richard engel is nbc's chief foreign correspondent following this from baghdad for us. with a good morning to you. what is the latest on the terrible story? >> reporter: bodies have been flown back to kabul, eight foreigns in all, six americans and u.s., fbi officials and local afghans are working to...
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we don't want to be in afghanistan. we are in afghanistan out of necessity. this is not a war of choice. if woe accept that afghanistan and pakistan is from al qaeda central and they can orchestrate or perpetrate offensive alaskas in the middle east, western europe, america, wherever they want to do it. and we're to accept that there's a necessity for an american presence to try to counter that for the understandable of our own national security. i guess the only question then becomes, is this the best way to do it. why is it lots of bases where there's lots of resources all over the inside of the country, when there's really by all reports, and you would know better than i, only a few dozen, 50, 100 al qaeda left in afghanistan because they're hiding in pakistan. and if we're dealing with al qaeda on the afghani/pakistani border, why is the expenditure of resources for bases in afghanistan chrks is a 14th century country, the best way to achieve the objective that's described. we spend lots of money on health care and get bad health care. we spend lots of mo
we don't want to be in afghanistan. we are in afghanistan out of necessity. this is not a war of choice. if woe accept that afghanistan and pakistan is from al qaeda central and they can orchestrate or perpetrate offensive alaskas in the middle east, western europe, america, wherever they want to do it. and we're to accept that there's a necessity for an american presence to try to counter that for the understandable of our own national security. i guess the only question then becomes, is this...
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policy in afghanistan. for more on that lets bring in robert greenwald, brave new films, the direct of "rethink afghanistan." mr. greenwald, always a pleasure. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> do you think this has been boiling for some time, and has it, in your opinion, got to the point where this is just going to make the decision for us to get out of afghanistan just a hell of a lot easier? what do you think? >> well, i don't know that it will ever be easier or easier, ed, but it's certainly a time to -- i mean, first of all, as you were saying earlier, the general must submit his resignation. it's the honorable thing to do. he's clearly in violation of every ethical and moral and legal restriction around the relationship between the military and the presidency. the president should immediately accept the resignation, and the president should use this as a time to rethink what's been a tragic horrible policy. mcchrystal had said the war was going to be a government in a box. it turned out to be
policy in afghanistan. for more on that lets bring in robert greenwald, brave new films, the direct of "rethink afghanistan." mr. greenwald, always a pleasure. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> do you think this has been boiling for some time, and has it, in your opinion, got to the point where this is just going to make the decision for us to get out of afghanistan just a hell of a lot easier? what do you think? >> well, i don't know that it will ever be...
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>> they didn't for afghanistan. what they discussed was the things that were relevant to them that might get them killed. they talked about strategy in the valley themselves. they discussed it endlessly because their lives were affected by it. they were very, very clear about trying to avoid civilian casualties, for example, other than the obvious moral issues. if they killed civilians they would side with the taliban and more would get killed and understood that relationship. there were several times i saw them take dramatic action. >> let me follow-up with you on that. you don't think society understands war very well. obviously you have a book out now called "war" base odd your time with these soldiers as well. you said if society is going to solve the human problem of war, they have to figure out what it is about combat that attracts young men so much that they're willing to risk their lives to go back out there to get it. after spending all of those months with seco2nd platoon, do feel you're closer to figuring
>> they didn't for afghanistan. what they discussed was the things that were relevant to them that might get them killed. they talked about strategy in the valley themselves. they discussed it endlessly because their lives were affected by it. they were very, very clear about trying to avoid civilian casualties, for example, other than the obvious moral issues. if they killed civilians they would side with the taliban and more would get killed and understood that relationship. there were...
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identified in afghanistan. the report concretely defining a value previously known of mineral deposits evaluated in 2007 in the mountains. huge stashes of critical industrial deposits. a team of pentagon officials and american geologists estimate the country is sitting on $420 billion worth of iron, mainly used to make steel. think of all the buildings going up in china. potentially $274 billion worth of copper. does anybody want electricity? that's the metal utilized to carry the electricity up and down the steel buildings you see shooting up in shanghai, india and elsewhere. and expect china to make a big play for the deposits. the known copper horarders bein china. you need only open your own blackberry if you don't want to get into chinese construction to understand the value of lithium. also in abundance in the mountains of afghanistan. suggesting afghanistan has enough of the stuff to become the so-called saudi arabia of lithi lithium. will the buried treasure actually bring an end to afghan poverty in th
identified in afghanistan. the report concretely defining a value previously known of mineral deposits evaluated in 2007 in the mountains. huge stashes of critical industrial deposits. a team of pentagon officials and american geologists estimate the country is sitting on $420 billion worth of iron, mainly used to make steel. think of all the buildings going up in china. potentially $274 billion worth of copper. does anybody want electricity? that's the metal utilized to carry the electricity...
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army platoon in afghanistan. it's called "restrepo." after the isolated combat outpost built by the soldiers in the film. it's not about the politics of war, doesn't give you context about the larger point what was those soldiers are doing there. it shows how they live and fight and die during their 15 months in-country. that lack of political context narrative explanation about how individual firefights fit into battle, fit into battlefields, fit into the war, actually helps rather than hinders i think our understanding of how and why americans are still dying in this war, in the longest war we've ever fought as a nation. in year nine the pace of combat is going up and the number of troops is going up and the pace of nato casualties is worse than it's ever been with 46 americans killed already this month. the film "restrepo" shows americans fighting in 2007 and 2008 in a place we've now stopped fighting, the korengal valley. at the time this platoon was there this was the site of one-fifth of all the combat happening in the entire coun
army platoon in afghanistan. it's called "restrepo." after the isolated combat outpost built by the soldiers in the film. it's not about the politics of war, doesn't give you context about the larger point what was those soldiers are doing there. it shows how they live and fight and die during their 15 months in-country. that lack of political context narrative explanation about how individual firefights fit into battle, fit into battlefields, fit into the war, actually helps rather...
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i'm referring to the goals that we have in afghanistan. we discussed this issue and if we're talking about a possibility of some enforcing order, well i believe that kurdistan should on its own cope with these problems, russian federation does not plan on a deployment of a peaceful contingent and a got a letter from the acting president of kurdistan, but there is the consultations mechanism that still forward, the security council has met to discuss the issue of security and deploying a contingent, so far there is no need to have it decided, but things may start developing by different scenarios, so me being the chairman of the organization any time can convene a meeting of relevant bodies and we would hope that the united states does have an understanding. >> obviously we're monitoring the situation very carefully. there already has been excellent coordination between the united states and the russian federation on delivery of humanitarian aid. one of the things that we discussed is creating a mechanism so that the international community
i'm referring to the goals that we have in afghanistan. we discussed this issue and if we're talking about a possibility of some enforcing order, well i believe that kurdistan should on its own cope with these problems, russian federation does not plan on a deployment of a peaceful contingent and a got a letter from the acting president of kurdistan, but there is the consultations mechanism that still forward, the security council has met to discuss the issue of security and deploying a...
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we've got to get out of afghanistan. when we return, let me finish with thoughts about these republicans who are defending bp, the company responsible for the biggest environmental disaster in our country's history. you're watching "hardball." only on msnbc. conquered the skies. conquered mount everest. conquered the neck. philips norelco arcitec. designed with a flexible head, which allows it to pivot and rotate freely. so you can easily get a close shave, even on the neck. and now you can conquer all your shaving and grooming needs with philips norelco, the world's #1 electric razor. [ laughter ] [ slamming ] [ engines revving ] [ tires screech ] [ engine revving ] [ male announcer ] before you take it on your road trip... we take it on ours. [ children laughing ] this summer put your family in an exceptionally engineered mercedes-benz now for an exceptional price during the summer event. like the 2010 c-class, an iihs top safety pick. >>> let me finish tonight on this strange decision by the political right to attack
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service members and the mission in afghanistan. those are the two big things we should look for tomorrow. it couldn't be understated. >> it comes back for many people asking what are we doing there? our mission there. these broad questions that can't be answered in a few seconds, but they are a natural reaction as you walk up to two soldiers were killed. >> the obama administration is saying we shouldn't make unforced errors. just the burning of the koran is unforced. it wasn't supposed to happen. it does go to show there's still some miscommunication and culture misunderstanding among our mission and troops in that country. four days of protests, four days of trying to remain calm saying he understands, a personal letter from obama. he seems to be ineffective in being able to calm this problem. >>> another tragedy involving u.s. troops. marines were killed when their helicopter collided. no survivors. the cause of the crash right now under investigation. >>> up next on "news nation,". >> as you can see. >> you heard it there. why
service members and the mission in afghanistan. those are the two big things we should look for tomorrow. it couldn't be understated. >> it comes back for many people asking what are we doing there? our mission there. these broad questions that can't be answered in a few seconds, but they are a natural reaction as you walk up to two soldiers were killed. >> the obama administration is saying we shouldn't make unforced errors. just the burning of the koran is unforced. it wasn't...
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>> in particular regard to afghanistan, the president emphasized that afghanistan is still a very dangerous place. it cannot be allowed to collapse for fear it would become a breeding ground for the likes of al qaeda again. and he indicated that what the u.s. military calls "conditions on the ground." that they withdrawal, the american forces has to be responsible so that if it came to the president's timetables and the situation became so dire on the virge of collapse, unlikely, but nevertheless, it sounded as if he'd be willing to reconsider that particular timetable and keep troops on the ground as needed. again, that's not the scenario even people believe here will happen. but it will be welcomed news to the ears of many in the military. and, also, on libya. there seemed to be a slight shift in his language. he said that moammar gadhafi has to go and he still needs to step down. but he also mentioned the fact that he cannot be left in charge of the military that could carry out attacks on their own people. perhaps a suggestion that others in the military or the libyan government who are
>> in particular regard to afghanistan, the president emphasized that afghanistan is still a very dangerous place. it cannot be allowed to collapse for fear it would become a breeding ground for the likes of al qaeda again. and he indicated that what the u.s. military calls "conditions on the ground." that they withdrawal, the american forces has to be responsible so that if it came to the president's timetables and the situation became so dire on the virge of collapse,...
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>> in afghanistan? >> yes. >> the accomplishment right now is basically the same accomplishment you had nine years ago. the taliban is out of power. that's it. on one hand taliban is out of power. two, al qaeda has been significantly reduced. the influence in afghanistan proper. the problem is, it just moved over the border into pakistan. so you can't say al qaeda has been eliminated. it's just been shifted. so the accomplishments at this stage aren't that many to list. you could list them on one hand. >> but they claim to have 75% of the country. >> those are taliban claims. i don't think they control 75% of the country. they have influence in particular villages and towns. but as an entity, they don't have an army to control 75% of the territory. the government doesn't control a great deal, but certainly more than 25%. this is ach ramping up the troop ls. >> there's been a lot of back and forth. >> a lot. >> the start of the next phase will begin next summer. that's a loose deadline. >> so we can't ho
>> in afghanistan? >> yes. >> the accomplishment right now is basically the same accomplishment you had nine years ago. the taliban is out of power. that's it. on one hand taliban is out of power. two, al qaeda has been significantly reduced. the influence in afghanistan proper. the problem is, it just moved over the border into pakistan. so you can't say al qaeda has been eliminated. it's just been shifted. so the accomplishments at this stage aren't that many to list. you...
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he refused to deploy to afghanistan claiming any orders from the president are illegal. lakin, by the way, is a decorated veteran. he could face jail time if convicted. >>> first we heard the victims' cry for help, now we hear from omar thornton, who dial 911, calmly laid out the motive for the massacre before he turned the gun on himself. >> reporter: murdering eight co-workers, omar thornton was eerily calm talking to the police. >> is this 911? >> yeah, can i help you? >> this is omar thornton. >> he claimed he was finished and tried to explain his actions. >> they treat me bad over here. they treat all employees bad over here, too. so i just took it into my own hands and handled the problem. i wish i could have gotten more of the people. >> officials say thornton, a two-year employee, who filed a complaint about other rules never complained about racism. surrounded by distributor employees, he adamantly denied claims. >> i can state to you uneequivocably, no such claim has been brought to our company. no such claim has been pursued under the internal anti-discriminat
he refused to deploy to afghanistan claiming any orders from the president are illegal. lakin, by the way, is a decorated veteran. he could face jail time if convicted. >>> first we heard the victims' cry for help, now we hear from omar thornton, who dial 911, calmly laid out the motive for the massacre before he turned the gun on himself. >> reporter: murdering eight co-workers, omar thornton was eerily calm talking to the police. >> is this 911? >> yeah, can i help...
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i have a simple question about afghanistan. who's in charge? first of all, lets bury the word afpak in public. it was a bureaucratic shorthand and designed to show what happens in each country affects the other. but each one is a sovereign state. now, on the question of who's in charge, prime minister gal lanny met with secretary clinton and myself here in washington during the margins of the nuclear summit. the amendment to the constitution of pakistan which is in the process of being passed will return it to its earlier state in which it's more of a prime ministerial system than a presidential system. president sa darry remains the chief of staff. prime minister galani has increased powers and the military in pakistan has a very strong role in policy which is traditional whether one likes it or not. the pakistanis are beleaguered in many different ways. the main crisis facing pakistan right now from their point of view is the energy crisis and the economy. those are big deals. and we're trying to help them. one of the most senior people at th
i have a simple question about afghanistan. who's in charge? first of all, lets bury the word afpak in public. it was a bureaucratic shorthand and designed to show what happens in each country affects the other. but each one is a sovereign state. now, on the question of who's in charge, prime minister gal lanny met with secretary clinton and myself here in washington during the margins of the nuclear summit. the amendment to the constitution of pakistan which is in the process of being passed...
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we've got to get out of afghanistan. when we return, let me finish with thoughts about these republicans who are defending bp, the company responsible for the biggest environmental disaster in our country's history. you're watching "hardball." only on msnbc. it can happen anytime. an everyday moment can turn romantic at a moment's notice. and when it does, men with erectile dysfunction can be more confident in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. cialis for daily use is a clinically proven, low-dose tablet you take every day, so you can be ready anytime the moment's right for you and your partner. tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual activity. don't take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. don't drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed back ache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an
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what message can we draw from in that for all of our sacrifices in afghanistan, the women of afghanistan are about to lose the rights that we have fought so hard for them to gain? >> well, it is absolutely essential that the united states send the strongest possible message that the afghan constitution, which upholds the rights of women, will in fact, continue to govern in afghanistan. if there is to be any progress there. and by the way, it's not just our sacrifice. it's the sacrifice of the afghan people, too. the women who have put their lives on the line to assure their own rights. and the afghans should remember and particularly president karzai should remember that the life under the taliban was extremely difficult for women. of course. but it was really bad for afghans too because i've come to believe that when you see women mistreated it's actually a proxy for something very much deeper and something very much more dangerous which is a disregard for human rights in general. so i'm very glad that this focus is being brought on afghan women. we have a big stake in their continued p
what message can we draw from in that for all of our sacrifices in afghanistan, the women of afghanistan are about to lose the rights that we have fought so hard for them to gain? >> well, it is absolutely essential that the united states send the strongest possible message that the afghan constitution, which upholds the rights of women, will in fact, continue to govern in afghanistan. if there is to be any progress there. and by the way, it's not just our sacrifice. it's the sacrifice of...
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you're neither in afghanistan -- and i'm never combative with the journalists in afghanistan, nor was i combative with the journalists in other areas i was involved. but washington journalists are not journalists in the sense that you think. they have narratives, and they are addicted to their to their . but these aren't real interviews. you and i are having a conversation here that i hope illuminates the situation. am i combative by nature? i've read that. but in my view, it's inherent in a job. this is a job that involves combat. we have american men and women putting their lives at risk every day, giving their lives, being wounded, and we who are working on this issue owe it to them to do the best we can and time is precious here. i don't want to see it slip away. what i've just said to you is my own deep conviction, but it's also something president obama has said in a slightly different context, both publicly and privately. i not only agree with him, but i think that we all have to remember what this is about. we've sent young men and women out to one of the most difficult places
you're neither in afghanistan -- and i'm never combative with the journalists in afghanistan, nor was i combative with the journalists in other areas i was involved. but washington journalists are not journalists in the sense that you think. they have narratives, and they are addicted to their to their . but these aren't real interviews. you and i are having a conversation here that i hope illuminates the situation. am i combative by nature? i've read that. but in my view, it's inherent in a...
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troops to leave afghanistan. general petreaus is the president's choice for the top commander in afghanistan. >> it is important to note the president's reminder in recent days that july 2011 will mark the beginning of a process, not date where the u.s. heads for the exits and turns out the lights. as he explained this past sunday, in fact, we'll need to provide assistance to afghanistan for a long time to come. >>> retired u.s. army colonel jack jacobs, he is also an msnbc military analyst. did you hear anything today that clarified for the american people when we're going to be out of afghanistan? >> no, not at all and i think it was designed not to be very specific about what we were going to do and how we were going to act. i do think that general petreaus was at least as animated as i have ever seen him. i think he had something of -- in previous testimony he's very cerebral, very matter of fact and so on. he was much more animated, sensse centorian, at least that he's up to the task. i haven't heard anythin
troops to leave afghanistan. general petreaus is the president's choice for the top commander in afghanistan. >> it is important to note the president's reminder in recent days that july 2011 will mark the beginning of a process, not date where the u.s. heads for the exits and turns out the lights. as he explained this past sunday, in fact, we'll need to provide assistance to afghanistan for a long time to come. >>> retired u.s. army colonel jack jacobs, he is also an msnbc...
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in south vietnam and now afghanistan. and the one big lesson i think from vietnam even though the scale was differentt war was very different, in the end, the endurance of the american people was not there for the long war and what obama has to get from our people if it's going to be a long war. >> leading up to this decision, doris, the president had the regular meet wings with the cabinet. historically speaking, which president does this compare most to? >> i think one thing it compares to is jfk after the failure of bay of pigs understood he needed a broader range of people in the room making the big decisions, thood question premises, he had to question the experts. i think that's what he learned that he put to good use in the cuban missile crisis. as long as i know i have thought it out as well as i could, i can put my head to sleep on a pillow and go right to sleep so i think as long as you know you have done the best you can, it gives you a comfort inside. >> in terms of the length of time this president has taken
in south vietnam and now afghanistan. and the one big lesson i think from vietnam even though the scale was differentt war was very different, in the end, the endurance of the american people was not there for the long war and what obama has to get from our people if it's going to be a long war. >> leading up to this decision, doris, the president had the regular meet wings with the cabinet. historically speaking, which president does this compare most to? >> i think one thing it...
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then 4100 additional soldiers will be headed to afghanistan. they are called the enablers. they include soldiers who are absolutely critical to the ability for american forces to surge into afghanistan, including engineers, logistics types. right now the u.s. military doesn't have the facilities to house the additional combat brigades expected to flow into afghanistan by next summer. contessa. >> all right, jim, thank you. >> you bet. >> tomorrow morning matt lauer and al roker will report live from afghanistan. you can see their reports on the "today" show on your nbc station. >>> we're just learning versers are accusing a chicago man of the terror attack in mumbai. justice correspondent pete williams joins me now. wheat, what are you learning? >> it's david coleman headley, who was indicted last month for playing a roll on the attack of the danish newspaper that originally published that inflammatory cartoon of the prophet mohammed that caused worldwide outrage. now they say he lived for a time in chicago and pakistan, actually went to pakistan, then was sent to india whe
then 4100 additional soldiers will be headed to afghanistan. they are called the enablers. they include soldiers who are absolutely critical to the ability for american forces to surge into afghanistan, including engineers, logistics types. right now the u.s. military doesn't have the facilities to house the additional combat brigades expected to flow into afghanistan by next summer. contessa. >> all right, jim, thank you. >> you bet. >> tomorrow morning matt lauer and al...
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here's what's happening a british soldier who disappeared from his base in afghanistan has been found shot dead. insurgent claimed the soldier cass captured and killed hours before the prime minister arrived in the country. >>> the jury in the casey anthony trial has been deliberating four hours now. they got the kate around noontime and could receive the death penalty for killing her daughter caylee. >>> now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ there ain't nothing you can do to me that i haven't already done to me ♪ held my own gun to me ♪ pulled 9 trigger suddenly ♪ ♪ pass forgiveness for god to be my witness ♪ try to listen, my life is finished ♪ ♪ i walk a thin line what's life ♪ the only light i see is crack pipes ♪ ♪ that's my only option i never thought twice ♪ not nice they say stand and fight ♪ [ bleep ] ♪ roll the dice >> the s & m and lc, they both declared war against each other, based on the two series of events that happened at the level 6. attempted assaults and then retaliated last weekend and c
here's what's happening a british soldier who disappeared from his base in afghanistan has been found shot dead. insurgent claimed the soldier cass captured and killed hours before the prime minister arrived in the country. >>> the jury in the casey anthony trial has been deliberating four hours now. they got the kate around noontime and could receive the death penalty for killing her daughter caylee. >>> now back to "lockup." >>> due to mature subject...
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policy, progress and purpose in afghanistan. today we're talking to the man at the heart of the controversy, wikileaks founder julian assange just a second or two from
policy, progress and purpose in afghanistan. today we're talking to the man at the heart of the controversy, wikileaks founder julian assange just a second or two from
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and cut the war money in afghanistan, which it's unclear why we're even in afghanistan. >> dylan, we're down to 50,000, 60,000 troops in iraq. we're on schedule to move our combat troops out. afghanistan was a disaster from the beginning. that's where our concentration should have been. many of us did say that. in the past administration. they weren't listening. so now we've had to devote a lot of money into afghanistan. we just cannot leave it as we did early on. when we pushed the russians out. >> why not? >> well because there are many things at stake there. >> which are, for instance? >> that country needs our help now, so it can stand on its own two feet. >> are there a lot of countries like that, a lot of countries in the world that need nation-billing other than afghanistan? the people who attacked us were trained there. the people who attacked us came from afghanistan. that should have been -- that's the epicenter of the terrorist movement against this country. on that border between afghanistan and pakistan. that's where our concentration is right now. we need to notç only de
and cut the war money in afghanistan, which it's unclear why we're even in afghanistan. >> dylan, we're down to 50,000, 60,000 troops in iraq. we're on schedule to move our combat troops out. afghanistan was a disaster from the beginning. that's where our concentration should have been. many of us did say that. in the past administration. they weren't listening. so now we've had to devote a lot of money into afghanistan. we just cannot leave it as we did early on. when we pushed the...
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beefing up 30,000 people in afghanistan. where are the troops if there's a drug war going on, if we're talking about security? where's the military? would you go along with a military call to action on the border down there? >> well, i also happen to sit on the armed services committee. i will tell you that, we haven't rested our troops. our troops have been four or five or six times deployed between iraq and afghanistan. with the president sending 30,000 more troops to afghanistan, which by the way i disagree with. i didn't agree to going into iraq either. in the long run we'll have seen that as one of the biggest folies america could have done. >> are you saying we don't have the resources to put the military on the border? >> we don't have the resources. we have some national guards people. we've put them before. california sent 2,500 or 3,000. what they did was to free up the jobs, the administrative type of jobs for our law enforcement. our border patrol. to go out and patrol the area more. the bigger problem we have, i
beefing up 30,000 people in afghanistan. where are the troops if there's a drug war going on, if we're talking about security? where's the military? would you go along with a military call to action on the border down there? >> well, i also happen to sit on the armed services committee. i will tell you that, we haven't rested our troops. our troops have been four or five or six times deployed between iraq and afghanistan. with the president sending 30,000 more troops to afghanistan, which...
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it hasn't been mentioned petraeus and the cia have been fighting for yearsing a afghanistan. petraeus saying things are going better. cia saying, going poorly. he'll oversee the same people telling them. see if they turn down negativism. more importantly, the campaign of people on the ground, covert, davis, arrested a couple months back. that will be escalated. the drone war more than doned. leon panetta at the pentagon, that's going to expand further. >> panetta, of course, we wrote the story back in early 2009, that with an unconventional choice for cia. since then, i think most consider his tenure would be extremely successful. high profile captures or kills ever al qaeda terrorists. how big of a change to go from cia, by washington standards, a fairly small agency, to the pentagon? >> it's huge. the pentagon not only as you point out sizewise, but following robert gates is going to be tough, even for leon panetta. when robert gates took over after rumsfeld he came in with a huge surge of goodwill. because he was not rumsfeld. he following the most poll lar secretary of de
it hasn't been mentioned petraeus and the cia have been fighting for yearsing a afghanistan. petraeus saying things are going better. cia saying, going poorly. he'll oversee the same people telling them. see if they turn down negativism. more importantly, the campaign of people on the ground, covert, davis, arrested a couple months back. that will be escalated. the drone war more than doned. leon panetta at the pentagon, that's going to expand further. >> panetta, of course, we wrote the...
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commander in afghanistan. petraeus currently oversees both afghan and iraq, both the afghan and iraqi war efforts as head of u.s. central command. petraeus will have to be confirmed in his new role here by congress. joining us now is cory sheikh, associate professor of the u.s. military academy at west point and also here is lieutenant general robert guard jr., chairman for the center of arms control and non-proliferation. lieutenant general, i will begin with you. we were sitting before the show wondering what the biggest questions that this would raise were. the three we came up with the impact on the war that this transition might have. is there a more meaningful civilian military discordins that this is reflective in some way, and what if mcchrystal is right of some of the civilians, not the president, the president and mcchrystal tend to agree but some of mcchrystal's indictments of people like eikenberry and biden. do you have answers to those questions, or how do you interpret it? >> well, i think the i
commander in afghanistan. petraeus currently oversees both afghan and iraq, both the afghan and iraqi war efforts as head of u.s. central command. petraeus will have to be confirmed in his new role here by congress. joining us now is cory sheikh, associate professor of the u.s. military academy at west point and also here is lieutenant general robert guard jr., chairman for the center of arms control and non-proliferation. lieutenant general, i will begin with you. we were sitting before the...
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we will continue to face huge challenges in afghanistan. but it's important that the american people know that we are making progress and we are focused on goals that are clear and achievable. >> tough question to you. would he give the same speech to the bay area democratic club? >> i think he would. >> would he? that's a hawkish speech to the veterans. >> he said throughout the campaign, afghanistan was the right war, iraq was the wrong war. >> you think he's a hawk on afghanistan. >> you know, i think believing he is. he has said publicly, he doesn't intend to be drawn into some sort of protracted occupation, but here's the question. i think speaker pelosi actually was onto the right question. nobody thinks we're going to turn out the lights but do we have a light footprint left in afghanistan? >> are we going to be weaker each week than the week before military? therefore, the taliban sees us getting weaker and weaker and decide let's take a break. we'll be ready to strike in six months when they're really weaker. i would do that if i w
we will continue to face huge challenges in afghanistan. but it's important that the american people know that we are making progress and we are focused on goals that are clear and achievable. >> tough question to you. would he give the same speech to the bay area democratic club? >> i think he would. >> would he? that's a hawkish speech to the veterans. >> he said throughout the campaign, afghanistan was the right war, iraq was the wrong war. >> you think he's a...
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a democracy elected in afghanistan. i'm not sure with the strategy we are doing may create leverage for karzai, but he is not a partner. if he is not a partner, it can be successful. >> if you were to look in with a certain degree of both, runllessness and compassion tony, jon, you would point to the poorest nature of the pakistani relationship and unmanaged liability of the safe haven aspects in pakistan, which were to you point that out as you both have today, that's an new thing for either of you. it is not a new thing for the conversation. it is, however, something that remains unresolved. and how are we to look at this, tony, in other words are we foolish as americans tax payers who have been sort of bought into this national he is chiropractority policy, to think that our assets are actually being used to appropriately and with integrity resolve 24 issue as it pertains to pakistan? >> it is not being used with integrity, no. this is like a football team with great talent and coach that sucks. we have people in lea
a democracy elected in afghanistan. i'm not sure with the strategy we are doing may create leverage for karzai, but he is not a partner. if he is not a partner, it can be successful. >> if you were to look in with a certain degree of both, runllessness and compassion tony, jon, you would point to the poorest nature of the pakistani relationship and unmanaged liability of the safe haven aspects in pakistan, which were to you point that out as you both have today, that's an new thing for...
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robert gates says next summer's draw down in afghanistan will be limited. the speaker of the house is making it clear she expects to see a much faster withdrawal of troops for afghanistan. we'll debate why we're in afghanistan and whether we're doing any good there. >>> also, momentum may be growing among republicans to deny citizenship to u.s.-born children of illegal immigrants. it looks like they want to make an issue of this for the fall campaign. sarah palin once again says talk to the hand. which in her case has a handy note written on it for use in tv interviews. can this go on? let's start with the debate over tax cuts. congressman brian bilbray. a republican from california. congressman bilbray, where are you on the bush tax cuts which are set to terminate for everyone this january? >> well, chris, i wasn't there when they were passed, but the fact is i think it's the worst time to talk about kicking in a new tax increase anywhere along the board. you know that. it's basically the biggest problem here is the fact that we can't take continue to thin
robert gates says next summer's draw down in afghanistan will be limited. the speaker of the house is making it clear she expects to see a much faster withdrawal of troops for afghanistan. we'll debate why we're in afghanistan and whether we're doing any good there. >>> also, momentum may be growing among republicans to deny citizenship to u.s.-born children of illegal immigrants. it looks like they want to make an issue of this for the fall campaign. sarah palin once again says talk...
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it's time to get out of afghanistan. this is no longer a go after al qaeda whose remnants are mostly in pakistan anyway. it's now an insurgency that we cannot possibly leave with any semblance of victory. let's stop the bloodshed and stop the draining of the national treasury and get out. >> one thing about never really addressed today, what general mcchrystal might have been thinking, there's actually a clue to this. this reporter was supposed to be there for two days and then was embedded for a month because of that icelandic volcano, he couldn't fly out. did the general get too used to having a reporter around and didn't watch himself? >> i can't imagine how this happened. i simply can't. i've been guilty of the same thing with myself. april 2004 "gq" issue where i called our cuba policy stupid. but i thought i was on deep background. i was fooled by the reporter in that respect. and i still believe our cuba policy is stupid. but this is just an arrangement of errors, arrangements of bad judgment just as the president
it's time to get out of afghanistan. this is no longer a go after al qaeda whose remnants are mostly in pakistan anyway. it's now an insurgency that we cannot possibly leave with any semblance of victory. let's stop the bloodshed and stop the draining of the national treasury and get out. >> one thing about never really addressed today, what general mcchrystal might have been thinking, there's actually a clue to this. this reporter was supposed to be there for two days and then was...
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will an untapped gold mine change the course of the poor in afghanistan. >>> what's with all the noise? is it a sign of celebration? or a threat to the game? the world cup controversy ahead. >>> plus sarah palin, a modern day prophet? all that plus breaking news is straight ahead. [ female announcer ] number one dad lost his number one status when he forgot to make the morning coffee. so world's best mom was more than happy to make a cup of delicious starbucks via. she got to...
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thousands more died in afghanistan. now, the chair of the republican party revealed this is a war of choice america cannot win. in the fifth story, republicans calling for michael steele to resign, even though or because he might have a point. steele's remarks came at a fund-raiser thursday captured on amateur video. he has not disputed it. he supports the war in afghanistan and blasted the president for not approving more troops sooner. he's portrayed at hypercritical for calling the war obama's choice and declaring it's unwinnable. other aspects of the video you will hear in a moment. he said bush did not prosecute or engage in the war. revealing the republican national committee and republican think tanks have been prepared candidates to run against the notion that george bush started the war. all this, giving candidates talking points on the war in light of the mcchrystal investigation. >> the mick crystal incident, to me was >> today, william chris tall, spiritual father in the iraq war paid no attention to the pre
thousands more died in afghanistan. now, the chair of the republican party revealed this is a war of choice america cannot win. in the fifth story, republicans calling for michael steele to resign, even though or because he might have a point. steele's remarks came at a fund-raiser thursday captured on amateur video. he has not disputed it. he supports the war in afghanistan and blasted the president for not approving more troops sooner. he's portrayed at hypercritical for calling the war...
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at the same time, ayman, we're being told that afghanistan is -- we're withdrawing from afghanistan. i remember doing a show, running the press conference, with the president, can you believe we're coming out of afghanistan? high five, top of the paper. how could we be withdrawing -- this is to both of you, but how could we be withdrawing from iraq in two months and why are we withdrawing from afghanistan over two years? >> well, you know, the bottom line is iraq is in a much better position than afghanistan. iraq does have a lot more at stak stake, there's no doubt, because of the internal composition. but iraq has a security force that is somewhat operable. not necessarily like afghanistan, but somewhat operable. they don't have the same kind of external threats, which is what's kind of dissecting afghanistan apart. it makes it a little bit easier for the u.s. to pull out. >> in that case, are we lying to the american people when we claim to be withdrawing from afghanistan when we're obviously not withdrawing from afghanistan? >> well, we'll eventually withdraw from afghanistan. th
at the same time, ayman, we're being told that afghanistan is -- we're withdrawing from afghanistan. i remember doing a show, running the press conference, with the president, can you believe we're coming out of afghanistan? high five, top of the paper. how could we be withdrawing -- this is to both of you, but how could we be withdrawing from iraq in two months and why are we withdrawing from afghanistan over two years? >> well, you know, the bottom line is iraq is in a much better...
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forces home from iraq and afghanistan. but i think that even if that happens, it's important for us to ask how we got in these places in the first place. the answer cannot be charged off, for example, to the recklessness of george w. bush. there's a pattern of u.s. behavior and u.s. national security policy. going back to the immediate aftermath of world war ii. based on claims that we need to liberate or transform the world, and based on expectations that the use of the military power can achieve that end. what we have seen over the last decade is those notions are deeply defective and will not work. >> what would you suggest as a foundation, or what the you suggest in your book as the foundation of an alternative way to view the american role on this earth? >> sure. rather than insisting we need to maintain a global military presence,consisting of hundreds of facilities around the world. we should define the principle duty station of the american soldier as being in america, rather than spending hundreds of billions of d
forces home from iraq and afghanistan. but i think that even if that happens, it's important for us to ask how we got in these places in the first place. the answer cannot be charged off, for example, to the recklessness of george w. bush. there's a pattern of u.s. behavior and u.s. national security policy. going back to the immediate aftermath of world war ii. based on claims that we need to liberate or transform the world, and based on expectations that the use of the military power can...
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how do we keep them out of afghanistan if that's the policy? here's the back and forth. >> can you give us an assessment of the likelihood if we were to withdraw prematurely and the afghans did not have the capability of regaining their territory? >> i think there's a high likelihood of it. >> there you have it, congressman. what do you make of that back and forth? >> that's part of the reason we're there. al qaeda is our primary concern. but as time goes on you get ttp, other terrorist organizations that also pose a danger to us, to afghanistan, and ultimately to pakistan. part of what is at stake is allowing afghanistan to develop enough to take care of their own security needs. how do you ensure that? at some point we leave. we could say it takes a couple years. but eventually we'll have so few troops over there we can't tell them what to do. karzai or his successor will be calling the shots. how do we stop them from cutting a deal with the taliban? how do we stop them from creating some kind of base for al qaeda or other terrorist groups? >
how do we keep them out of afghanistan if that's the policy? here's the back and forth. >> can you give us an assessment of the likelihood if we were to withdraw prematurely and the afghans did not have the capability of regaining their territory? >> i think there's a high likelihood of it. >> there you have it, congressman. what do you make of that back and forth? >> that's part of the reason we're there. al qaeda is our primary concern. but as time goes on you get ttp,...
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victory be in afghanistan to keeping al qaeda in check? >> the whole idea was to clear the taliban and al qaeda out of afghanistan in the very beginning, what, seven or eight years ago. we did a very good job of that, making it impossible for the taliban and al qaeda to use afghanistan as a base for training, recruitment, and funding of terrorist activities. if we don't -- if we're not successful in afghanistan, bad guys will come back. it is crucial to be successful in afghanistan, but we're leaving. the president has already said that starting in july of 2011, we're going to start pulling out and that is very distressing. i think taliban is going to come back. we never made -- we never exploited the success that we had in afghanistan. we went off to iraq and we lost 7 to 8 crucial years in afghanistan. i don't think we can get them back. >> we will talk more about afghanistan and pakistan in the next hour. >> see you later. >> talk to you then. >>> new documents show the 33 miners trapped half a mile below the surface in chile may be res
victory be in afghanistan to keeping al qaeda in check? >> the whole idea was to clear the taliban and al qaeda out of afghanistan in the very beginning, what, seven or eight years ago. we did a very good job of that, making it impossible for the taliban and al qaeda to use afghanistan as a base for training, recruitment, and funding of terrorist activities. if we don't -- if we're not successful in afghanistan, bad guys will come back. it is crucial to be successful in afghanistan, but...
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it's important to remember why we remain in afghanistan. it was afghanistan where al qaeda plotted the 9/11 attacks that murdered 3,000 innocent people. the tribal regions along the afghan/pakistan border where they have launched attacks. if a wider insurgency engulfed afghanistan that would give al qaeda more space to perform these tasks. i want to be clear about our goal. ultimately, it is afghans who must secure our country. it is not nation building. it is afghans that must rebuild their country. we are focused on disrupting, dismantling and defeating al qaeda in afghanistan and preventing them from the future. today al qaeda senior leadership in the border region of afghanistan and pakistan is under more pressure than at any point since they fled afghanistan nine years ago. senior leaders have been killed. it is harder for them to recruit, travel, train and plot and launch attacks. in short, al qaeda is hunkered down. it will take time to ultimately defeat al qaeda and remains a ruthless enemy bent on attacking our country. make no mis
it's important to remember why we remain in afghanistan. it was afghanistan where al qaeda plotted the 9/11 attacks that murdered 3,000 innocent people. the tribal regions along the afghan/pakistan border where they have launched attacks. if a wider insurgency engulfed afghanistan that would give al qaeda more space to perform these tasks. i want to be clear about our goal. ultimately, it is afghans who must secure our country. it is not nation building. it is afghans that must rebuild their...
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troops remain in afghanistan. just in the last 24 hours there was a major attack, a big truck bomb. >> 80 americans injured. >> several tons of explosives blew up on this truck bomb in eastern afghanistan. >> hard to believe, richard, we talk about the scars that are still visible this is still a construction site. and the after effects continue around the world even as we have this conversation. our chief foreign correspondent richard engle, thank you. happy to have you here today. again, to the other prong in this and that is washington, the pentagon and david gregory. david? >> reporter: brian the ceremony at the pentagon will begin momentarily. dignitaries have begun to arrive. some notables in washington. vice president biden will speak. so will the chairman of the joint chief admiral mullen. we've seen already gathering here secretary of defense donald rumsfeld who, of course was secretary of defense on that day ten years ago. and the western facade that was attacked when flight 77 slammed into the outer rin
troops remain in afghanistan. just in the last 24 hours there was a major attack, a big truck bomb. >> 80 americans injured. >> several tons of explosives blew up on this truck bomb in eastern afghanistan. >> hard to believe, richard, we talk about the scars that are still visible this is still a construction site. and the after effects continue around the world even as we have this conversation. our chief foreign correspondent richard engle, thank you. happy to have you here...
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nbc tom is in kabul, afghanistan, and the american death toll in afghanistan hit a record high this summer. july was the deadliest month since the war began, 66 killed. what is behind this spike in american deaths this summer? >> well, i think if we look back over the past couple months and nato and military commanders quite frequently said that they expected the casualty toll to get higher as nato stepped up the tempo of its operations, both in eastern afghanistan where coalition troops are looking to stop taliban fighters coming across from pakistan along with weapon supplies and in and around kandahar and helmen providences which is the heart of taliban operations and as the surge troops got into the country, the extra 30,000 american troops as those troops arrived in the country, they picked up their operations to take on the taliban in a more direct role and as a result we're seeing more casualties as ths taliban are continuing to fight back quite hard against these operations. >> tom aspell, thank you. >>> the president will address the other conflict from the oval office. he'll have
nbc tom is in kabul, afghanistan, and the american death toll in afghanistan hit a record high this summer. july was the deadliest month since the war began, 66 killed. what is behind this spike in american deaths this summer? >> well, i think if we look back over the past couple months and nato and military commanders quite frequently said that they expected the casualty toll to get higher as nato stepped up the tempo of its operations, both in eastern afghanistan where coalition troops...
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general petraeus officially takes over the war in afghanistan. and vows to win. >>> several prominent republicans calling for their party leader potentially to step down after his controversial comments about the afghan war. could this be the last straw for michael steele? ♪ and i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free ♪ >>> but first, a look at some of america's bravest men and women as we celebrate this july fourth weekend. [ male announcer ] everyone deserves a car they can count on. /.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;; at chevrolet, we created a team of red x engineers who are obsessed with quality. red x torture tests every car down to the smallest detail. because everyone deserves excellence. ♪ ..you'rewelcomerewards at this resofrom hotels.com.? see when i accumulate 10 nights, i get one free. and...they let me choose where to use them. the loyalty program he signed us up for has all these restrictions, blackout dates, a crazy point system... and we couldn't stay here. so what am i getting for free? my undying
general petraeus officially takes over the war in afghanistan. and vows to win. >>> several prominent republicans calling for their party leader potentially to step down after his controversial comments about the afghan war. could this be the last straw for michael steele? ♪ and i'm proud to be an american where at least i know i'm free ♪ >>> but first, a look at some of america's bravest men and women as we celebrate this july fourth weekend. [ male announcer ] everyone...
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, that afghanistan was really a priority. and we need to finish it up. history has shown in afghanistan that when we leave and we don't do -- building, we have situations like september 11th. i think a lot of people understand that. they lived through september 11th. they saw what happened after the russians left afghanistan in 1988. they don't want it to happen again. it's one of the reasons they elected obama to go in and finish the job in afghanistan. i think people are going to support him. i think one of the problems right now, why his numbers are going down is because he's not doing enough. we've had increasing numbers of violence, and that's clear. >> if george will doesn't represent the views of many con serbtives, and i'll grant you that, what is the biggest single problem with his argument? >> i think there's several problems with his argument. the several factual problems. one i think i pointed out, though, and i don't think anybody else had caught was, he's very much mixed an argument that president karzai is the
, that afghanistan was really a priority. and we need to finish it up. history has shown in afghanistan that when we leave and we don't do -- building, we have situations like september 11th. i think a lot of people understand that. they lived through september 11th. they saw what happened after the russians left afghanistan in 1988. they don't want it to happen again. it's one of the reasons they elected obama to go in and finish the job in afghanistan. i think people are going to support him....
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president obama's plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan. wrong place, wrong time. video captures a horrific hit-and-run accident at a conveniencience store. >>> and sparks fly. things get out of hand at a fireworks stand. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with coming home. this evening military families are expected to get we will alt news from president obama. he is expected to announce his plans to start winding down the nearly decade-long mission in afghanistan. for more on that, we go to tracie potts. she's in washington for us. good morning. >> reporter: lynn, good morning. of course, the white house reluctant to jump the gun before that speech tonight. but this is what the president will announce. 5,000 troops coming home beginning july. another 5,000 by the end of the year and possibly as many as 30,000 by the end of next year. although he may leave that number up to military commanders. here on capitol hill, some lawmakers say it is not fast enough. nearly 60 democrats and republicans teamed up to s
president obama's plan to withdraw troops from afghanistan. wrong place, wrong time. video captures a horrific hit-and-run accident at a conveniencience store. >>> and sparks fly. things get out of hand at a fireworks stand. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. this is "first look" on msnbc. we begin this morning with coming home. this evening military families are expected to get we will alt news from president obama. he is expected to announce his plans to start winding...
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look at all the mineral wealth in afghanistan. we cannot abandon afghanistan now. the thing is, this is not new. as lots of other journalists have noted today, the "times" describes how maps of afghanistan mineral deposits were with around since the 1970s. geologists did a new study three years ago, but the pentagon told the "new york times" no one connected the dots between the minerals and what it meant for afghanistan's economy until last year. that's what pentagon sources told "the times." that doesn't appear to be true either. according to this u.s. geological press release from 2007 afghanistan's mineral resources were a subject of the third annual u.s. annual matchmaking conference in washington, d.c., in 2007. so this isn't new, and this is not even one of those things where people hadn't connected the dots before. this is not to deny the potential for minerals to make a big difference to afghanistan, it's just it's no secret they have major mineral wealth. nobody has figured out how to mine or monetize any of it, but folks have known it's there for a very
look at all the mineral wealth in afghanistan. we cannot abandon afghanistan now. the thing is, this is not new. as lots of other journalists have noted today, the "times" describes how maps of afghanistan mineral deposits were with around since the 1970s. geologists did a new study three years ago, but the pentagon told the "new york times" no one connected the dots between the minerals and what it meant for afghanistan's economy until last year. that's what pentagon...
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if you ask me, i would leave afghanistan today. i cannot imagine what we could accomplish by conducting more war in the country. but that's my point of view. from fighting transtooparency th and nail, we have a lot of dirty politics to cover in "busted" today, because last night was a doozy when it comes to screwing the american people in washington, d.c. first, life is not rough for these particular pooches. pampered pets. it's our by the numbers today. would you do this for your dog? [ male announcer ] if you have type 2 diabetes, you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduce high morning blood sugar. [ male announcer ] onglyza should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis
if you ask me, i would leave afghanistan today. i cannot imagine what we could accomplish by conducting more war in the country. but that's my point of view. from fighting transtooparency th and nail, we have a lot of dirty politics to cover in "busted" today, because last night was a doozy when it comes to screwing the american people in washington, d.c. first, life is not rough for these particular pooches. pampered pets. it's our by the numbers today. would you do this for your...